Academic Senate

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

SP.06.09
October 30, 2006

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN SENATE

University Statutes and Senate Procedures
(Final; Action)

SP.06.09          Revision to the Bylaws, Part D.6 – Committee on Committees

BACKGROUND
In 2002, academic professionals were given voting membership on eleven Senate standing committees, as well as approval for the Council of Academic Professionals (CAP) chair to act as a liaison for academic professionals to the Senate Executive Committee (SEC).  The proposed change would bring an academic professional member to the Committee on Committees in order to provide a conduit from CAP for nominations.

RECOMMENDATIONS
The Senate Committee on University Statutes and Senate Procedures and the UIUC Council of Academic Professionals recommend approval of the following revisions to the Bylaws.  Text to be deleted is indicated in [square brackets] and text to be added is underscored.

PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE BYLAWS, PART D.6

(b) Membership

The Committee shall consist of:

    1. Five senators who are members of the faculty electorate, no more than one of whom may be from the same college, school, division, or institute; [and]
    2. Three senators who are members of the student electorate, no more than one of whom may be from the same college, school, division, or institute, and at least one of whom shall be an undergraduate and at least one of whom shall be a graduate or professional student[.]; and
    3. One academic professional member.
(c) Nomination and Election of Faculty and Student Members

University Statutes and Senate Procedures
William Maher, Chair
Joseph Finnerty
Bettina Francis
H. George Friedman
Peter Loeb
Vera Mainz
Shannon McMullen
Patrick Sykes
Elyne Cole, Ex Officio (designee)
Robert C. Damrau, Ex Officio
Larry Mann, Observer